North Devon Scout Target Shooting Club

Succus for North Devon

2009-04-08T12:21:00.000-07:00

At the British Air Championships BrauntonTSC/ North Devon Scouts TSC sent a team of five juniors who took part in both Sporter Air Rifle and Precision Air Rifle. Craig Attwood took the junior Sporter Title with Luke Smith in forth and Kirstie Attwood in fifth. In the Junior Mens 10 m Rifle Craig went into the final in third place but drooped to 5th. Kirstie just missed out of the Junior Womens final finishing in 6th Place.

Further excellent results were achieved on the weekend of 28th and 29th March. A team from the the North Devon Scout Rifle Club represented Devon at the National Scout Inter County air rifle Championships, finishing in 2nd place and winning the South West title, beating Avon and Somerset. Libby Johnson was also selected to join the GB Junior Air Pistol Squad bringing to five the members of the club in the Squad.

On Saturday 28th March three members of the club Craig Attwood, Kirstie Attwood and Luke Smith represented the Scout Association in the annual Cadet shoot beating the ATC at 3-P Sporter Air Rifle with Kirstie Attwood finishing in first place setting a new national record and posting a NQS. Craig took second and Luke Smith took third. In the smallbore the scouts again beat the ATC (cadet Champions) with Craig Attwood in the winning team.

Selection for Inter County

2009-02-08T11:27:00.001-08:00

Following discussions with the County Shooting advisor North Devon will again supply the team for the inter County Scout Championships at Aldersley at the end of March.

Success for Dean

2009-02-06T04:25:00.000-08:00

Dean Bale gained third place at the British Pistol Clubs Winter shoot. This follows on from his recent success in the Air Pistol Proficiency scheme where he gained an Adult Class D.

National Scout Squad places

2009-01-04T10:47:00.000-08:00

Following their performances in the National Scout Championships , Libby Johnson and Dean Bale have been asked to join the National Scout Squad. This brings to seven the club members in the various national squads.

Success for North Devon Scouts at Championships

2008-10-27T15:26:00.000-07:00

Success for North Devon Scouts at Championships

Fourteen North Devon scouts aged from 11 to 18 and their leaders travelled to Bisley to take part in the National Scout Air rifle championships. The scouts came from the Taw Explorers, 1st North Devon ( Barnstaple) 1st Ilfracombe, 50th North Devon ( Sticklepath) and the 1st Tawstock. Groups

The North Devon District Scout team became the National Scout 3 Positional Air Rifle Champions after a tight battle with Cheshire. The team consisting of Kirstie Attwood, Luke Smith and Craig Attwood who set a new national record.

Not to be outdone Dean Bale from the 1st North Devon took the under 12 Junior National Air-rifle Title. The National 10 Sporter title went to Luke Smith of Taw Explorers narrowly beating Kirstie Attwood from Network into second place on a countback. Kirstie took the Senior 6yd title with Terry Luxton coming 2nd. Craig Attwood who finished 5th in the 10m Precision event took the highest improvement award.

Devon Champion

2008-10-02T10:41:00.000-07:00

Kirstie-Anne Attwood of the North Devon Scout TSC became the Devon County Air Rifle Champion at the South West Air-Rifle Championships held at Okehampton finishing as the top lady in third place in A Class with a personal best score of 561.

Not to be outdone younger brother Craig Attwood took both the South West and the Devon Junior Champion title with fellow club member Luke Smith taking both silver medals. Craig took the Class B title and Luke Smith the Class C title.

The Braunton team of Kirstie Attwood, Craig Attwood and Chris Attwood took second place in the South West Team Title only 1 point behind St Austell.

Personnel Bests in 3p at Bisley

2008-08-13T10:22:00.000-07:00

Six members of the club took part in the British Open and Combined 3p Championships held at Bisley following the Junior International. All did well and a series of personal bests were archived. The British Sporter Team Manager said that the team were a credit to the scouts and had potential to go far. Well done all

Silver Medal for Craig

2008-08-09T10:17:00.000-07:00

At the Junior International held at Bisley, Craig Attwood from the Braunton and North Devon Scout Target Clubs was a member of the silver medal winning GB Junior Team in the prone rifle competition.

New British Record

2008-08-06T11:35:00.000-07:00

Success for Kirstie-Anne Attwood at the Junior International at Bisley as she not only makes the final of the Individual Sporter Competition finishing in fourth place but but also sets a new National Record Score and achieves a National Qualifying Score.

Links made with Danish and Cezch Scouts

2008-07-29T09:24:00.000-07:00

Following the 1st North Devon Centenary Camp held at Snapper links have been made with Danish and Czech Scouts who attended and took part in Archery and Air rifle sessions hosted by the Club (thanks to Terry Pat and Mike) .

Arising from this it is hoped to establish a regular three way postal competition. watch this space

National 3P Air-rifle Championships

2008-07-29T09:19:00.000-07:00

Three members of the club Libby Johnson, Jacob Maddens and Ollie Bond will attend their first open championships on the 8th August when they take part in the 3P championships at Bisley. To help them will be the three club members who are taking part in the Junior International. Good luck to all and bring back the silverware

Junior International Shoot at Bisley

2008-07-29T09:16:00.000-07:00

Three members of the club Luke Smith (hopefully refreshed after hid trip to Iceland, Craig and Kirstie Anne Attwood will be representing both our club but also their country at the above shoot against teams fro Germany,USA Denmark and South Africa. We wish them well

National Scout Air rifle Championships Bisley

2008-07-20T14:03:00.000-07:00

14 members of the squad have registered to take part in the National Scout Air Rifle Championships at Bisley in October (start packing the warm clothing as it gets cold in a tent -6C last year).

New equipment arrives

2008-07-20T13:40:00.000-07:00

The new equipment funded from the Devon Youth Capital Fund has started to arrive and scores are going up . We hope to have it all in place in time for the AGM on the 15th August.

Hurdlestone Success

2008-07-07T13:45:00.000-07:00

The Annual Hurdlestone Challenge took place over the weekend of the 30th June involving several hundred Scouts and Guides in South Devon. Two teams from the 100th attended and took first place in the air rifle and archery competitions.

Sucess in Liphook Postal

2008-07-07T13:14:00.000-07:00

Five members of the club were successful in gaining medals in the recent Liphook Scout Air rifle Postal Shoot. Luke Smith and Libby Johnson took silver and bronze in the senior Air rifle section while Chris Attwood narrowly beat Jayne Attwood for the gold medal in the Senior Air Pistol. Not to be outdone Jasmine Dawes picked up a silver in the junior air pistol

North Devon at Inter County Shoot

2008-07-07T13:07:00.000-07:00

Eight members of the 100th North Devon STC represented Devon Scouts at the 8th Inter County Air Rifle Championships held at the National Indoor Shooting Centre at Aldersley Wolverhampton.. The team improved on the previous year's performance coming fourth overall.